White vinyl, brightly colored sleeve art, ragged vocals, two short, sharp songs: What’s not to love about this seven-inch? An up-and-coming act in Atlanta’s pop/punk scene, the Coathangers take giddy pleasure in knocking swoony girl-group conventions on their backs. As befits a band that once recorded a song called “Nestle In My Boobies,” the Coathangers’ playful approach to pop forms is at full throttle here; b-side “Dreamboat” is the funnier track, but “Shake Shake” is a small, hard gem of a tune, its roughly mixed sound wedded perfectly to the plaintive grouse of the chorus. [www.suicidesqueeze.net]
—Eric Waggoner
